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Frog External Anatomy
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The frog's powerful hind legs are equally effective in jumping or swimming. On land frogs sit with their hind legs folded against the body, poised to jump at the first sign of danger.
Most frogs can make leaps many times their body length
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Frog's eyes also work equally well in or out of water. Because the eyes bulge out from the head, the frog can stay submerged while literally "keeping an eye out" for predators
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Eyelids that can blink protect the frog's eyes from dust and dehydration
In addition to upper and lower eyelids, a third, transparent eyelid called a nictitating membrane covers each eyeball and joins the lower eyelid
This membrane keeps the eyelid moist and protects it when it is under water
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Frogs have eardrums, or tympanic membranes, which are circular structures located behind each eye
Tympanic membrane
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The frog's thick, moist skin serves two important functions— respiration and protection
Glands secrete mucus to keep it from drying up
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Some glands secrete foul-tasting or poisonous substances that protect the frog from enemies
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8. Count the number of frogs in the picture?
Some frogs, such as Hyla versicolor, can change color in order to blend with the environment.
Count the number of frogs in the picture?
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Frog Internal Anatomy
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Skeletal System
The frog's spine has nine vertebrae
The cervical vertebra at the anterior end of the spine allows neck movement that helps frogs catch prey
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Skeletal System
Posterior to this are seven trunk vertebrae, and then a single sacral vertebra that supports the hind legs
A long, slim bone called the urostyle extends from the sacral vertebra
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Skeletal System
Bones of the pectoral girdle, which form the shoulders, connect to the front legs
They also provide the primary protection to the internal organs, since the frog has no ribs
The pelvic girdle connects to the hind legs
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Digestive System
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Digestive System
Most frogs feed on insects, and their digestive system is adapted to their diet
A frog's tongue is an excellent insect catcher. The frog simply flicks out its long sticky tongue, curls it around its prey, and pulls the insect back into its mouth. Then the frog snaps its mouth shut and swallows.
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Digestive System
Frogs have two types of teeth that hold on to prey. A row of maxillary teeth line the perimeter of the upper jaw. Two patches of vomerine teeth project from bones in the roof of the mouth.
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Digestive System
Sometimes the frog blinks, pulls its eyes inward, and presses them against the roof of its mouth. This action helps push the food down its throat
Digestion in frogs takes place in the alimentary canal, which includes the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, and cloaca
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Circulatory System
An adaptation to the greater oxygen needs of land animals is a more efficient circulatory system than the fish's two-chambered heart.
The amphibian's three-chambered heart partially mixes oxygenated with deoxygenated blood and pumps the blood throughout the body at higher pressure than does the fish's heart
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The left atrium receives oxygenated blood from the lungs, and the right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the body.
Both the atria empty into the ventricle, the main pumping chamber of the heart.
In the ventricle oxygenated and deoxygenated blood mix partially and are pumped to the lungs and the rest of the body.
Blood to body
Oxygenated blood from lungs
Deoxygenated blood from body R
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From the right atrium the blood enters the single ventricle. The ventricle then contracts, pumping some blood to the lungs to receive oxygen and some to the rest of the body.
The blood going to the body leaves the ventricle through the conus arteriosus, a large vessel that lies against the front side of the heart
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This vessel divides into a right and a left truncus arteriosus, which immediately branch again into three arches that carry blood to various parts of the body.
Deoxygenated blood travels in veins back to the right atrium from the various regions of the body.
Oxygenated blood returns from the lungs to the left atrium via the pulmonary veins
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Respiratory System
Tadpoles respire, or exchange carbon dioxide and oxygen, through gills
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Respiratory System
Adult frogs lose the gills but can respire in three ways: through the lungs, through the skin, and through the mouth.
Respiration through the lungs is called pulmonary respiration.
A frog breathes by changing the volume and pressure of air in its mouth while either opening or closing its nostrils
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Respiratory System
Air moves from the throat to the lungs through a slit-like passage called the glottis.
Because the frog's lungs are small, cutaneous respiration, or respiration through the skin in both air and water, is very important, especially during estivation or hibernation.
Oxygen can diffuse across the lining of the mouth and into the blood.
Frogs use mouth breathing for only a relatively small amount of their respiration.
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Excretory System
Urine and wastes from the digestive system are eliminated through the anus.
When a frog is in water, its permeable skin allows the water to enter its body.
Frogs that live primarily in water rid themselves of excess water by excreting a large volume of very dilute urine.
Frogs that live mainly on land conserve water by producing a small volume of more concentrated urine.
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Excretory System
Amphibians eliminate two primary types of metabolic waste products—carbon dioxide from respiration and waste com­pounds from the breakdown of foods.
Are the primary excretory organs and lie on either side of the spine against the dorsal body wall. The kidneys filter nitrogenous wastes from the blood
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The Nervous System
The frog brain is more complex than the fish brain, enabling the frog to contend with a more varied environment.
The optic lobes, which control vision, lie behind the cerebrum.
The cerebellum, a small band of tissue lying at right angles to the long axis of the brain, is the center of balance and coordination.
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Nervous System
The medulla oblongata lies at the back of the brain and joins the spinal cord. It controls organ functions.
Ten pairs of cranial nerves extend out directly from the brain.
The spinal cord transmits signals from all parts of the body to the brain and from the brain back to the body.
The spinal nerves branch from the spinal cord to various parts of the body.
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Reproductive System
Both male and female frogs have internal sex organs
The male frog's fore­leg muscles and first fingers swell
These swellings help the male maintain his grasp on the female
The reproductive system of the male frog includes two bean-shaped creamy white or yellowish testes located near the kidneys
Sperm cells develop in the testes and pass through tubes to the kidneys and urinary ducts
Male System
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Reproductive System
Female frogs a pair of large, lobed ovaries containing thou­sands of tiny immature eggs lie near the kidneys
During the breeding season eggs enlarge, mature, and burst through the thin ovarian walls into the body cavity.
They remain in structures called ovisacs until ovulation is complete and then leave the body through the cloacae opening.
Female System
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Reproductive System
The vast majority of eggs and tadpoles are eaten by predators such as fish, birds, snakes, and turtles. Some species of frogs have
The vast majority of eggs and tadpoles are eaten by predators such as fish, birds, snakes, and turtles.
Amplexus
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